Harworth Group (LON:HWG) Insider Katerina Patmore Buys 84 Shares of Stock

Key Points

• Insider buying: Harworth Group director Katerina Patmore purchased 84 shares at GBX 178 each, investing £149.52. She has also bought shares in August and July.
• Stock performance: Shares opened at GBX 176.80, near the upper end of their 52-week range of GBX 116.80 to GBX 185. The company has a £575 million market capitalization and trades at a P/E ratio of 63.14.
• Analyst outlook: All four covering analysts rate Harworth Group a “Buy,” with a consensus price target of GBX 196.75, above the current share price.

Harworth Group plc (LON:HWG - Get Free Report) insider Katerina Patmore bought 84 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 15th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 178 per share, for a total transaction of £149.52.

Katerina Patmore also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, August 17th, Katerina Patmore bought 84 shares of Harworth Group stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 179 per share, for a total transaction of £150.36.
• On Wednesday, July 15th, Katerina Patmore bought 117 shares of Harworth Group stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 127 per share, with a total value of £148.59.

Harworth Group Price Performance

Harworth Group stock opened at GBX 176.80 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 441.42, a quick ratio of 1.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 29.88. The firm has a market capitalization of £575.00 million, a P/E ratio of 63.14 and a beta of 0.57. The business has a 50-day moving average of GBX 158.32 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 146.17. Harworth Group plc has a 1 year low of GBX 116.80 and a 1 year high of GBX 185.

Harworth Group (LON:HWG - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, September 9th. The company reported GBX (7.80) earnings per share for the quarter. Harworth Group had a negative net margin of 20.56% and a negative return on equity of 3.74%. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Harworth Group plc will post 15.3212521 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on HWG shares. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a "buy" rating and set a GBX 170 price target on shares of Harworth Group in a research report on Wednesday, September 9th. Peel Hunt restated a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 200 price objective on shares of Harworth Group in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average target price of GBX 196.75.

About Harworth Group

Harworth Group plc is a leading sustainable regenerator of land and property for development and investment which owns, develops and manages a portfolio of over 14,000 acres of land on around 100 sites located throughout the North of England and Midlands. The Group specialises in the regeneration of large, complex sites, in particular former industrial sites, into new residential and industrial & logistics developments. Visit www.harworthgroup.com for further information.

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